About the Book
Since its inception in 1933, the All-Star Game has become an integral part of baseball. Yet there has been no truly comprehensive source for researchers that includes both a narrative and a play-by-play for each game. Nor have there been more than perfunctory lists for historians to use in determining who among baseball's greats have had an impact on the games. The Midsummer Classic covers each of the All-Star Games and examines All-Star history more extensively than ever before. It not only discusses each game in great detail—with play-by-play, complete roster information, and expanded box scores—but also breaks new ground with a series of itemized lists never before published. The book also includes information on the ceremonies surrounding the games, along with an explanation of how these ceremonies have changed over time. In addition, it explains how the All-Star Game has been influenced by the significant changes that have occurred in baseball over the years, such as the breaking of the color line, expansion, the shifting of franchises, and the introduction of the designated hitter.
Table of Contents:
Contents: List of Illustrations Foreword by Leonard Koppet How It All Started Part 1: The Games Game 1. Thursday, July 6, 1933 Game 2. Tuesday, July 10, 1934 Game 3. Monday, July 8, 1935 Game 4. Tuesday, July 7, 1936 Game 5. Wednesday, July 7, 1937 Game 6. Wednesday, July 6, 1938 Game 7. Tuesday, July 11, 1939 Game 8. Wednesday, July 9, 1940 Game 9. Tuesday, July 8, 1941 Game 10. Monday, July 6, 1942 Game 11. Tuesday, July 13, 1943 Game 12. Tuesday, July 11, 1944 Tuesday, July 10, 1945 Game 13. Tuesday, July 9, 1946 Game 14. Tuesday, July 8, 1947 Game 15. Tuesday, July 13, 1948 Game 16. Tuesday, July 12, 1949 Game 17. Tuesday, July 11, 1950 Game 18. Tuesday, July 10, 1951 Game 19. Tuesday, July 8, 1952 Game 20. Tuesday, July 14, 1953 Game 21. Tuesday, July 13, 1954 Game 22. Tuesday, July 12, 1955 Game 23. Tuesday, July 10, 1956 Game 24. Tuesday, July 9, 1957 Game 25. Tuesday, July 8, 1958 Game 26. Tuesday, July 7, 1959 Game 27. Monday, August 3, 1959 Game 28. Monday, July 11, 1960 Game 29. Wednesday, July 13, 1960 Game 30. Tuesday, July 11, 1961 Game 31. Monday, July 31, 1961 Game 32. Tuesday, July 10, 1962 Game 33. Monday, July 30, 1962 Game 34. Tuesday, July 9, 1963 Game 35. Tuesday, July 7, 1964 Game 36. Tuesday, July 13, 1965 Game 37. Tuesday, July 12, 1966 Game 38. Tuesday, July 12, 1967 Game 39. Tuesday, July 9, 1968 Game 40. Wednesday, July 23, 1969 Game 41. Tuesday, July 14, 1970 Game 42. Tuesday, July 13, 1971 Game 43. Tuesday, July 25, 1972 Game 44. Tuesday, July 24, 1973 Game 45. Tuesday, July 23, 1974 Game 46. Tuesday, July 15, 1975 Game 47. Tuesday, July 13, 1976 Game 48. Tuesday, July 19, 1977 Game 49. Tuesday, July 11, 1978 Game 50. Tuesday, July 17, 1979 Game 51. Tuesday, July 8, 1980 Game 52. Sunday, August 9, 1981 Game 53. Tuesday, July 13, 1982 Game 54. Wednesday, July 6, 1983 Game 55. Tuesday, July 10, 1984 Game 56. Tuesday, July 16, 1985 Game 57. Tuesday, July 15, 1986 Game 58. Tuesday, July 14, 1987 Game 59. Tuesday, July 12, 1988 Game 60. Tuesday, July 11, 1989 Game 61. Tuesday, July 10, 1990 Game 62. Tuesday, July 9, 1991 Game 63. Tuesday, July 14, 1992 Game 64. Tuesday, July 13, 1993 Game 65. Tuesday, July 12, 1994 Game 66. Tuesday, July 11, 1995 Game 67. Tuesday, July 9, 1996 Game 68. Tuesday, July 8, 1997 Game 69. Tuesday, July 7, 1998 Game 70. Tuesday, July 13, 1999 Game 71. Tuesday, July 11, 2 Part 2: All-Time Rosters Players Managers Coaches Umpires Part 3: Career Statistics for All Players Batters Pitchers Part 4: Career and Game Statistical Leaders Career Batting Leaders Career Pitching Leaders Career Fielding Leaders Game Batting Leaders Game Pitching Leaders Team Pitching Totals Appendix 1: Home Run Derby Appendix 2: General Reference Index
About the Author :
David Vincent is the editor of SABR Presents the Home Run Encyclopedia. Lyle Spatz's works include Yankees Coming, Yankees Going: New York Yankee Player Transactions, 1903–1999. David W. Smith is the founder and president of Retrosheet, an organization devoted to the collection and free distribution of play-by-play accounts of major-league baseball games.
Review :
"In former times, baseball books were often folksy, poorly written tales with no real beginning or end. This history is just the opposite, transcending sports literature and moving to a new level. It is a solidly researched book presented in a well-written and easily readable format. . . . This volume provides a multipage summary of each game with lineups and statistics, as well as exploring the match-ups and the drama behind each showcase game. Highly recommended for most medium and large library collections."—Library Journal "The great thing about the All-Star Game is that it serves as a great reward for all the hard work a player puts into his game. The hours over the winter, the six weeks of spring training, and all the extra hours in the cage and video room—it's all worth it when you get to play in the All-Star Game."—Alex Rodriguez, All-Star shortstop
